Ana Delgado

Ana Delgado is an Assistant Professor in Dentistry at the Higher Institute of Health Sciences Egas Moniz, Portugal. She holds dual roles as a researcher and clinician, focusing on orthodontics, periodontology, and craniofacial morphology. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Dentistry from the University of Granada (2011), specializing in adhesive systems for orthodontic brackets.

Professionally, she has served as Vice President of Egas Moniz Cooperative (2015-2018), coordinated orthodontic departments, and led the University Dental Clinic. Her research spans over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals, emphasizing oral health epidemiology, dental occlusion biomechanics, and interdisciplinary periodontic-orthodontic care.

Key research areas include:

• Association between systemic conditions (obesity, hypertension) and periodontal disease
• Cervical vertebral maturation indices in orthodontic treatment planning
• Bolton ratio analysis and malocclusion classification
• Vitamin D deficiency impacts on oral health

She has supervised 28 master's theses since 2013, focusing on topics like occlusion-posture relationships, root resorption mechanisms, and digital dental education tools. Her work frequently appears in journals like International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry.

Delgado is actively involved in curriculum development for geriatric dentistry and has pioneered studies on clear aligner pain perception. Her research consistently bridges clinical practice with population health outcomes in dental medicine.